Collards

	Georgia Green COLLARDS 2g seed Code: 24101 Price:$1.99 Quantity in Basket: none
(Georgia Southern, Creole) [An old favorite introduced before 1880.] 'Georgia Green' is especially valuable for the sandy soil of the Atlantic coast and in places where it is difficult to grow cabbage successfully. It is resistant to heat and frost, and grows well on poor soil. The open, loose heads are best harvested after frost when they are sweet and tender. Plants are 36 in. tall. Pkt.
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	Green Glaze COLLARDS 2g seed Code: 24102 Price:$2.50 Quantity in Basket: none
79 days. [Introduced 1820 by David Landreth.] Old-fashioned and unique garden variety with smooth, bright green leaves. Heat- and frost-resistant, slow-bolting and non-heading. Upright plants are 30-34" tall. Excellent resistance to cabbage worm and cabbage looper. Recommended especially for southern and warm coastal states. Thin out any off-type plants with dull leaves. Pkt.
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	Morris Heading COLLARDS 2g seed Code: 24103 Price:$1.99 Quantity in Basket: none
70 days. Produces loose heavy heads with dark green, slightly savoyed leaves. Slow-bolting plants range from 18 to 24 in.. An old favorite with excellent flavor. Pkt.
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	Vates COLLARDS 2g seed Code: 24104 Price:$1.99 Quantity in Basket: none
68 days. [Developed by the VA/AES.] 'Vates' is a popular non-heading, slow-bolting collard with large blue-green leaves on 32 in. tall plants. Produces high quality frost-resistant greens especially suited to the Mid-Atlantic region and southern areas. Pkt.
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	Champion COLLARDS 2g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 24105 Price:$2.50 Quantity in Basket: none
75 days. [Developed by the VA/AES.] A 'Vates' type collard with increased bolt resistance, darker blue-green foliage, and enhanced winter hardiness. Non-heading and productive. Pkt.
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	Champion COLLARDS 7g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 24105C Price:$5.50 Quantity in Basket: none
75 days. [Developed by the VA/AES.] A 'Vates' type collard with increased bolt resistance, darker blue-green foliage, and enhanced winter hardiness. Non-heading and productive. Pkt.
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	White Mountain Cabbage Collard COLLARDS 1g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 24109 Price:$2.85 Quantity in Basket: none
70 days [SC family heirloom from Rodger Winn] Heading collard with dark-green savoyed leaves, similar to Morris Heading, but much larger, up to 3’. Rodger’s great-aunt made excellent sauerkraut with this. Pkt
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	Even' Star Land Race Collards COLLARDS 1g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 24110 Price:$2.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Vigorous, winter-hardy collards selected for tender, mild flavors; small leaves are sweet enough for mesclun. No susceptibility to autumn powdery mildew, and tolerant to a wide range of soils and drainage conditions. Best for fall planting. Pkt
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CULTURE: Kale and collards are members of the cabbage family, and have similar cultural requirements (See Cabbage section). They are both forms of non- heading cabbage and are among the earliest forms of cultivated cabbage. Both are exceptionally high in iron and in vitamins A and C. Collards are more heat-tolerant than cabbage and are winter-hardy from Virginia southward. Kale is best grown as a spring, fall, or winter vegetable. The taste of both kale and collards is enhanced by frosts and cool temperatures. Kale is best when cooked. Collards can be either eaten in salads or cooked. SOLAR GREENHOUSE NOTES: Collards are well suited for year-round production, but kale is best grown outside of the greenhouse because it requires cool temperatures and frost to bring out its fine flavor. HARVEST: Clip individual leaves before they are 12” long. Old leaves become tough and stringy. DISEASES AND PESTS: Cabbage worms can be controlled with Dipel. SEED SAVERS: See Broccoli section. PACKET: 2 g (about 625 seeds) sows 55’ direct seeded or 230’ as transplants.